The present disclosure is directed to a crowned insert. The insert is elongate, right cylinder, two ended body of carbide, preferably bonded tungsten carbide particles. The near end is sized to fit in a hole in a drill bit while the remote end is provided with an enlargement. The enlargement in one embodiment is provided with a circular profile, and has an edge which is chamfered with a radius of curvature to avoid sharp edges. The end of the insert is crowned with a PDC layer integrally cast and bonded thereto so that the enlargement is fully surrounded by the PDC crown.